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Another day, another eruption for Mexico's 'fire' volcano

Mexico's Colima volcano spewed gas and ash into the sky after yet another eruption.

Colima is one of the country's most active volcanoes

Mexico's Colima volcano erupts again

8 years ago
Duration 1:00
Mountain has been increasing in activity since last October

One of Mexico's most active volcanoes has erupted, yet again.

Colima knownlocally asthe volcano of fire spewed gas and ash into the air on Wednesday. An ongoingvolcanic ash advisory, issued by theVolcanic Ash Advisory Center inWashington, remains in effect Thursday.

The volcano is in western Mexico, about 160 kilometres south of Guadalajara. Its eruptions date back to the 16th century, but have been steady since 1994.

A large plume of ash rises from the crater of the Colima volcano, also known as the Volcano of Fire, on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016. (Dario Lopez-Mills/Associated Press)

The activity has intensified since last October, when nearby residents were evacuated as the volcano spewed lava. It is part of thePacific Ring of Fire, the 40,000-kilometrevolcanically volatile areahome to about 75 per cent of the world's active volcanoes.

Colima's recenteruptions have created some lava domes, madefrom lava that has builtup aroundthe volcano's opening.

You can see multiple different views of the volcano in real-time here.

With files from Reuters